PInewood Derby

The boys had their first Pinewood Derby today. They created their cars themselves; they were very excited. Now we let them do must of the work. Uppa shaped the block of wood for them but they sanded it, colored it, hammer the wheels in and sanded the wheels. I did help by sanding the wheels a bit.

At the derby both of the cars came in last every heat they were in. The wheels wobbled, the cars weaved down the lanes. It quickly became a defeating experience. Jack was bummed he didn't win and said so several times. Jacob realized his fate by the middle of the first race and turned jokester says, "I'm dead."

As much as I wanted them to win or at least not be last it was a good learning experience: learning how to deal with disappointment; learning how to support each boy as they processed the disappointment.